Prosecutors said in newly released court documents that a Nashua woman accused of killing her daughter tried to shift blame to her boyfriend and considered having him killed.

Prosecutors said in newly released court documents that a Nashua woman accused of killing her daughter tried to shift blame to her boyfriend and considered having him killed.

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Updated: 12:43 PM EDT Aug 12, 2016

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WEBVTT MAIN WITNESS AGAINST HER KILLED. THE MOTION IS A MOVE BY THE STATE TO ADMIT EVIDENCE OF WITNESS TAMPERIN SPECIFICALLY, THE DEFENDANT'S FATHER ENGAGED IN WITNESS TAMPERING BY TRYING TO BRIBE A WITNESS ON HER BEHALF. 3-YEAR-OLD BRIELLE GAGE DIED BACK ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014. THE STATE SAYS THE LITTLE GIRL DIED AFTER BEING PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY HER MOTHER, KATLYN MARIN. THE STATE SAYS THAT MARIN'S FATHER, HARRY GAGE, OFFERED ANOTHER MAN $15,000 TO SAY THAT MARIN'S BOYFRIEND WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LITTLE GIRL'S DEATH. THE NOW EX-BOYFRIEND, MICHAEL RIVERA, IS EXPECTED TO BE THE STATE'S KEY WITNESS AGAINST MARIN. THE STATE SAYS THAT THE OFFER THE BRIBE IS "PROOF OF THE DEFENDANT'S CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT AND HELPS ESTABLISH HER IDENTITY AS THE PERSON WHO KILLED BRIELLE GAGE." THE STATE ALSO CLAIMS AT ONE POINT MARIN AND HER FATHER DISCUSSED CLAIMING RIVERA KILLED BRIELL IN A CONVERSATION AT THE JAI HARRY GAGE ALLEGEDLY STATED "I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT FOR YOU, IT'S GOING TO CREATE REASONABLE DOUBT." THE STATE ADDING AT ONE POINT THE DEFENDANT SHIFTED TACTICS TO GET MICHAEL RIVERA KILLED. THE AG'S OFFICE SAYS THAT MARIN WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO CONCEAL HER ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING USING AT LEAST THREE OTHER INMATES NAMES AND PIN NUMBERS TO MAKE CALLS -- KERRISA HALL, KAITLIN PAQUETTE, AND TABITHA SCOT ONE OF THOSE INMATES, KAITLIN PAQUETTE, IS ALSO ACCUSED OF KILLING HER DAUGHTER IN MANCHESTER. MARIN'S TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AT 9:00 IT IS A BENCH TRIAL, SO A JUDGE WILL DECIDE HER FATE. THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST

Prosecutors seek to admit evidence of witness tampering in Marin case

Prosecutors said in newly released court documents that a Nashua woman accused of killing her daughter tried to shift blame to her boyfriend and considered having him killed.